With no transfer fee to pay, QPR boss Redknapp has joined a string of Premier League clubs that see the Brazilian-born marksman as an option

Coming back? Eduardo could return to the league in which he suffered his darkest hour (Photo: Getty)

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Harry Redknapp is considering a move for ex-Arsenal striker Eduardo.

The 31-year-old World Cup forward is a free agent having reached the end of his four-year deal with Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

With no transfer fee to pay, QPR boss Redknapp has joined a string of Premier League clubs that see the Brazilian-born marksman as an option.

Other clubs keen include Stoke City and West Ham, both of whom believe Eduardo’s experience of English football would be an asset.

They face competition, however, from Besiktas and Fenerbahce, both of whom want to take the striker to Turkey, while Italian Serie A side Lazio are also in the mix.

Eduardo netted 22 goals in 67 appearances for Arsenal after signing from Dinamo Zagreb. But his time in north London – between 2007 and 2010 – was ravaged by injury.

He was ruled out for a year after suffering a broken leg and ­dislocation of his left ankle following a horror tackle by Birmingham’s Martin Taylor in February 2008. He regained his fitness but never fully recovered his form and was sold to Shakhtar.

Horror injury: Eduardo suffered a broken leg away to Birmingham when playing for Arsenal (Photo: Getty)

Eduardo made 23 appearances in the Ukrainian Premier League last season, scoring nine goals. Over his 114 appearances during his time there, he netted a total of 36 times.

He helped Shakhtar to a clutch of trophies, including four Ukrainian Premier League titles, and last month was part of the Croatian World Cup squad that failed to make it out of the group stages in Brazil.

Redknapp is also keen on Cardiff defender Steven Caulker, as well as free-agent Rio Ferdinand, although he faces ­opposition from the Rangers money men for the latter.